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A picture of poverty in Oregon

Aug. 14, 2014 | Despite the slowly recovering economy, Oregon continues to struggle. More than one in five Oregonians rely on food stamps and 16.6 percent of Oregonians live in poverty. These interactive maps use several measures of economic well-being from June/July 2014 to show that rural counties, in particular, continue to lag behind the rest of the state. Hover over a county for more information

STATE AVERAGEWORSEBETTER

Oregon (Pop: 3,919,020)

Poverty*

16.6%

Unemployment

6.7% 0.3

Food stamps

20.2% 0.1

Welfare

2.2% 0.1

Medicaid

25.1% 2.9

Change since Jan. 2014

Poverty

Unemployment

Food stamps

Welfare

Medicaid

Rate decline since Jan. 2014

Rate increase since Jan. 2014

County

Population

Poverty*

Unemployment

Food stamps

Welfare

Medicaid

Oregon

3,919,020

16.6%

6.7% 0.3

20.2% 0.1

2.2% 0.1

25.1% 3.0

Baker

16,280

18.5%

7.7% 2.8

22.6% 0.3

2.4% 0.4

27.1% 3.3

Benton

87,725

18.3%

5.6% 0.2

11.4% N/C

0.9% N/C

14.7% 2.1

Clackamas

386,080

9.2%

6.1% 0.7

13.3% 0.1

1.1% 0.1

17.6% 2.3

Clatsop

37,270

16.8%

5.6% 1.6

21.9% 0.2

0.7% N/C

26.6% 3.4

Columbia

49,850

15.5%

7.4% 0.9

19.1% 0.2

1.8% 0.1

22.8% 3.0

Coos

62,860

20.2%

8.6% 1.3

27.3% 0.3

3.0% 0.1

31.3% 3.1

Crook

20,690

18.8%

9.3% 3.5

24.0% 0.5

2.6% 0.3

30.0% 3.8

Curry

22,300

17.7%

9.9% 2.4

20.7% 0.1

1.0% 0.3

25.8% 3.3

Deschutes

162,525

15.7%

7.5% 2.2

19.6% 0.4

2.0% 0.1

27.0% 4.3

Douglas

108,850

20.7%

9.2% 1.9

25.9% 0.1

3.2% 0.2

29.1% 3.3

Gilliam

1,945

11.5%

6.1% 1.7

13.2% 1.1

1.2% 0.6

18.6% 2.6

Grant

7,435

18.3%

8.7% 4.9

16.3% 0.7

0.8% 0.6

20.4% 2.5

Harney

7,260

18.1%

9.2% 5.6

20.0% 0.3

1.1% 0.6

26.9% 3.4

Hood River

23,295

13.4%

5.4% 0.8

15.3% 0.1

0.5% 0.3

27.4% 3.4

Jackson

206,310

17.9%

8.4% 1.4

25.3% 0.1

2.8% 0.1

30.2% 3.7

Jefferson

22,040

19.9%

8.4% 3.4

32.8% N/C

5.7% 0.2

35.3% 2.2

Josephine

82,815

21.9%

9.3% 1.8

30.1% 0.1

4.6% N/C

35.4% 4.6

Klamath

66,810

19.4%

8.8% 2.6

27.0% N/C

2.1% 0.4

30.4% 3.6

Lake

7,940

18.3%

8.2% 3.9

20.6% 0.1

2.0% 1.2

25.6% 2.9

Lane

356,125

21.5%

6.7% 0.8

22.3% 0.2

2.1% 0.1

26.6% 3.5

Lincoln

46,560

18.1%

7.1% 1.6

24.4% 0.3

1.9% 0.3

29.9% 3.1

Linn

118,665

17.4%

8.2% 1.4

25.3% 0.2

2.6% 0.2

29.8% 3.2

Malheur

31,440

22.6%

7.6% 1.7

28.1% 0.4

3.3% 0.3

31.4% 1.7

Marion

322,880

19.5%

7.1% 1.1

24.9% 0.4

3.4% 0.2

29.8% 1.9

Morrow **

11,425

15.2%

6.7% 1.7

24.0% 1.0

0.0% N/C

27.4% 2.1

Multnomah

756,530

18.0%

6.1% 0.6

21.8% 0.4

2.8% 0.2

26.1% 3.0

Polk

77,065

15.7%

6.5% 0.8

15.8% 0.1

2.0% 0.1

23.5% 2.9

Sherman **

1,780

14.3%

5.6% 2.4

17.8% 0.4

0.0% N/C

18.6% 0.6

Tillamook

25,375

15.0%

5.9% 1.6

20.5% 0.1

0.7% N/C

25.3% 3.2

Umatilla

77,895

16.3%

6.8% 2.5

21.4% 0.8

2.7% 0.5

27.4% 3.4

Union

26,325

18.1%

6.6% 2.1

20.2% 0.7

2.8% 0.3

25.6% 3.1

Wallowa

7,045

15.8%

7.1% 5.0

16.3% 0.3

1.6% 0.6

26.0% 3.9

Wasco

25,810

16.4%

5.1% 3.1

21.9% 0.6

1.2% 0.2

29.1% 3.1

Washington

550,990

11.9%

5.7% 0.6

12.4% 0.2

1.3% 0.1

17.9% 2.5

Wheeler **

1,430

21.3%

6.6% 1.8

15.8% 0.3

0.0% N/C

22.2% 1.7

Yamhill

101,400

15.9%

6.4% 1.2

20.3% 0.3

1.9% 0.2

24.5% 2.5

*Poverty numbers are from 2012 U.S. Census information. **Wheeler, Sherman and Morrow counties have no Department of Human Services branch offices. Clients in those counties are largely served in surrounding counties. N/C=No change